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Expert evidence in housing conditions claims
Inquests and Housing
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A “43 moment” for the local government workforce
Growing apart?
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Council dismay over award of reported £83k costs after planning row settled
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Council dispute over responsibility for EHC plan delayed implementation, Ombudsman finds
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Council does U-turn on implementing recommendation of Ombudsman on remedy in homelessness case where pregnant woman had to sofa surf
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Council drops asylum seeker airfield judicial review after concluding it is academic
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Council drops judicial review threat over levelling up funding
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Council drops plan to demote monitoring officer after CIPFA review
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Council earmarks £13m as dispute over waste plant rumbles on
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Council efforts to plug gaps in legal support for kinship carers "inconsistent" amid funding challenges: report
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Council ends bid to stop father speaking about care of autistic daughter: report
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Council ends legal fight over permission for 133-home retirement village
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Council erred in law when drawing up pathway plan by taking account provision to claimant of NASS accommodation: High Court
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Council eyes “significant savings” after terminating PFI contract for three buildings early
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Council faces High Court legal challenge over school closure as part of county-wide restructuring plan
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Council faces judicial review from speaker over decision to cancel library event over her views on transgender rights
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Council faces legal challenge amid concerns short breaks service for disabled children is underfunded
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Council faces legal challenge to permission for new type of waste incinerator
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Council faces legal challenge to permission for new type of waste incinerator
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Council faces new judicial review over decision to keep underpass open to motor traffic
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Council faces second judicial review challenge over multi-storey car park: report
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Council facing £5m+ claim from construction firm after project stopped during lockdown: report
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